West Metro
November 4, 2019
West Metro
November 3, 2019
Students walk to board a school bus nicknamed "the secret bus," since these kids are basically doing reversed bussing, where they are leaving their sc

Minnetonka school board race reveals divide over open enrollment

A crowded field for the first time includes challengers determined to rein in the district's aggressive use of open enrollment to attract students.
South Metro
November 2, 2019

Twin Cities metro police blotter, Nov. 3

West Metro
November 1, 2019

Charges: Rogers couple deprived injured employee of full workers' compensation

The injured employee had been pinned by machinery in a partly frozen pond.
West Metro
October 30, 2019
March 28, 1963 Lafayette Club - Dining Room...H. H. Wylie, 2715 W. 28th St. with daughter, Mrs. Barbara Morris, 5912 Ashcroft Ave., Edina and his gran

Minnesota ghosts are mostly Minnesota nice

Seeking scary stories? Maybe look elsewhere.
West Metro
October 30, 2019
Workers at the South Hennepin Recycling and Problem Waste Drop-off Center in Bloomington sorted through items being brought in Wednesday. The public c

Fire hazard from vaping pen leads Hennepin County to halt collection of batteries at community sites

All batteries now must go to either the Brooklyn Park or Bloomington drop-off locations.
West Metro
October 30, 2019

Despite petition, curbs and gutters are coming to Hopkins' Interlachen Park neighborhood

Some residents say it threatens area's appeal.
West Metro
October 30, 2019

Boy, 2, found in pond on Brooklyn Park golf course dies

The child had been reported as missing earlier that morning, police said.
West Metro
October 27, 2019
Director of Equity and Inclusion Keith Brooks answered questions from parents about Eastern Carver County Schools' equity work.

Eastern Carver County Schools' equity efforts become part of levy battle

Eastern Carver County Schools officials say fund request is a separate issue.
West Metro
October 26, 2019
A 2009 Chevy Tahoe in the city's fleet has been repurposed into the Bloomington Engagement Vehicle.

Bloomington, St. Louis Park try rolling forum to reach more residents

Two suburbs try mobile lab to increase input from underrepresented voices.
South Metro
October 26, 2019

Twin Cities metro police blotter, Oct. 27

West Metro
October 25, 2019
The proposed water park beside the Mall of America in Bloomington would be one of the largest in the country if constructed.

Arizona agency will help build Mall of America water park

The Arizona Industrial Development Authority had been selected to issue tax-exempt bonds for the project, possibly worth more than $300 million.
West Metro
October 25, 2019
North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale. (Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune)

Investigation opened into possible rape at Robbinsdale hospital

The victim told police that the alleged assault occurred on Oct. 18 or 19.
West Metro
October 25, 2019
Police lined up as onlookers shouted after an officer-involved shooting Saturday night in Richfield by Edina police.

Protesters calling on Edina, Richfield police to release video of fatal shooting march in downtown Minneapolis, blocking trains

Activists rallied at the Hennepin County Government Center before marching downtown, briefly blocking intersections and tracks.
West Metro
October 24, 2019
Police used tape to expand the crime scene as they tried to block the view of a body at the scene of an officer involved shooting on East 77th Street

Edina police won't release dashcam footage of fatal shooting

Along with Richfield, the department reversed its earlier decision, citing an ongoing investigation.
West Metro
October 22, 2019
Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson presided over a Monday morning weekly planning meeting at the Sheriff's Department, Minneapolis City Hall. ] G

Hennepin County approves $5.1 million for body cameras for sheriff's deputies

Ramsey County started outfitting for cameras last month, and many police officers already wear them
West Metro
October 21, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan speaks in Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis as part of the Stein Lecture on Monday, Oct. 21. 2019.

Supreme Court Justice Kagan encourages, amuses crowd at U lecture

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan shares insights, anecdotes at U.
South Metro
October 21, 2019
Ubah Hussein, 39, in yellow, was a mother of 10 with another child on the way. Her husband, Tamam Kharow, was seriously injured.

'She was an angel': Community mourns mother of 10 who died in car crash

Ubah Hussein, 35, died when a wrong-way driver hit her minivan in Mpls. He told police he was high on PCP.
West Metro
October 20, 2019

Man run over at Bloomington intersection dies 8 days later

Twin Cities West Metro

News coverage of the Twin Cities western suburbs, including Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka, St. Louis Park and Wayzata.